Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:13:59 -0600 From: "Jack Stone" <antennex@hotmail.com> To: tedm@toybox.placo.com, steve@douville.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Connecting to serial port Message-ID: <BAY106-F18FB15AA11BBAAEA476602CC040@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNMEGBFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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>From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> >To: "Steve Douville" <steve@douville.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> >Subject: RE: Connecting to serial port >Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:51:12 -0800 > > >That happens, you can try a BIOS update, and also make sure >your motherboard CMOS settings specify the port for serial0, >and match port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4, and aren't set to auto. You >can also try changing the setting for plug-and-play OS to off, >(or on, if it was off before) > >You can ignore the message: > >"configured irq 4 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0" > >as long as your serial port actually responds. A lot of motherboards >will emit this message but the serial port still works. Unfortunately >it looks like yours isn't one of these due to the "not responding" error >message. > >Worst case, disble the motherboard serial ports and buy a pci serial >port card. > >This seems to happen a lot on systems that use pci-express, probably >because they are tying the serial port hardware to the pci bus >rather than the isa bus. > >Ted > Hi: I'm having this same problem with a new Abit AN8 MB, which has the pciexpress. I've tried changing the BIOS settings like suggested, PLUS, even trying a PCI card, but still the same no response. Does anyone have this MB and cured this problem? If so, please let me know as I really need that lost serial port for the UPS (no, USB won't drive it). Thanks. Best regards, Jack _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
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